Shelving.



W. K. WILLIAMS & A. VANDERVELD.

SHELVING.

APPLICATION FILED Mk8- I915.

1,280,114. Patented .24,191&

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STATES PATENTO an armor! vumsnvmyor eaum j mainland Armour Vannaavsw,citiaensof UnitedStatesof yAmerica, residlng at Grand Raflidainethecounty of Kent and chi My have invented certain State: of

i "new and useful mprovementsin Shelving; and we do hereb declare thefOlIOWIDgntO e a full, clear an exactdescription of t e in- .vention, auas will enable others skilledm which appertains make and usethesame' isfat I and she at all times in a "rigid conditiom The construction Thisinvention relates to shelving o f the kind andfi'type adjustable tovarious positions vertically with which it is carried. a It is the obect and purpose ofjthis invention Primarily to provide construction 0this type which may bemade of stock materials thereby reducing thecost'of manufacture and which may be easily and readily adjusted todifierent posifions in a; v simple manner. It is a further object othisinvention provide construction in shelving wh ch serve to hold theshelf wa mg, reinforcing ening the sh f and holding, 1t

"which these ends are attained together with others not specificallyenumerated but which will appear as the description rogrm isshown in theaccompany-- in which, n s 1 1s a perspective view of a portion of a$elfused in said shelving construct on. Fig.2 is an end and-partialsectional view of, the shelving and the supports thereof.

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F 8 is a fragmenta sectional view take substantially on the line 3-3 of2. F 4: is a front elevation of a portion of cing plates which areapphed to the shel supports; and 1 E is a perspective view of theshelvreference characters refer like throughout the several .views ofthe T l i el helving is: adapted to be supported by upright standards 1which arespaced width ofthe shelf, each standard apart the v being vedon its must face as indicated at 2, e ooved face, of the standard beingcovere d by a facing plate 3 attached by means of screws or othersuitable connection p i to the said-standards. Throughout the eni tire.length of said facing plates a series of openingsb are madespaced apartat short s pueatleu nee January 0, 1515. IM 1 1,

respect tofixed supports by a amas mmals Patented se ticemia; f;

mg plates 3 carried uprights 1 are positioned sothat each open- 1 mgm af plate isin same horizonta plane as the'open' eshelvingcarn" 'edby'said u in comprises a shelf 6 to which is at each end andifdeslred j,atintervalsthrough; a H out the length oftthe shelving,

member 7, onel' ofwhich bears the underside of legprojectsdownwardly. Ateachg endflo fplate carried'by th opp tes? e shelfwhile as um saidanglemembersan element fl'isipivot ally attached to the verticallegthereof as shown. Each of saidelements isformed w i with a downwardlyand outwardl ing section 9terminating at its on in slip edge 11' againstits plate 3 and an upper horizontal which bears against the underside 0the horizontal leg-of the-angle iron Ttowhich wardly and outwardlportionQB ale I i 'it is attached. Furthermore the down is fashioned asprovi e asubstantially hori zontal edge13 which bearsagainst the lowerboundary edge of the opemn g 5 through which the lip 10 has been intheape 7 plication of the shelving to theJupri hts 1. a In the use of thisinvention,*it is j that the shelf 6 shall be of a widthgsubetan tiallyequal to the distance betweent fl ip' rightsl. The uprights will bespaced apa in pairs, one being at the front and one at the rear and willbe positioned along-the thereof assing through openi vent the pivotalmovement of the beyond certain predetermined 'positidnsand gth of theshelving with apair of up-* ts at each point of attachment of an p angleiron to the underside of thelehelf. The shelf is secured with theelements 8': s thereof extending downwardly and with the portions 9outwardly, the extreme "ends 5 inthe faeingp tes asbestshown in g. 2.,The m horizontal edges 12 ofsaid elements 8'spres irrespective ofthe'weight that is supported by .a shelf, said elements cannot be turnedoutwardly y d s positio s. If atan time it is desired toadjust theshelfto a di 110 is that the shelf be elevated a short distance I-whereupon the lips 10 will automatically ferent horizontal plane, allthat is required is 10 and inthe operative positionas shown in Fig.aesch, of said elements has avertical \disconnect from the facing plates3 whereupon the shelf may bccarrled to any desired horizontal positionand the ends 0 ments 8 inserted in the desired openings.

This operation is very simple and can be laficomplished very\ quicklyand p y. openings 5 are provided at very ort intervals in the length ofthe facing p 3 so that a largenumber of adjustments r any shelf may behad. a

.From the foregoing it will be clear that shelving of this constructioncan be ver cheaply manufactured. The angle iron is commercial form andmay be readil cut to the desired len h while the-pivo elements 8 and theacing plates 4 may be cut from metal late stock as will be readilyunderstood. e angle irons 7 attached transversely to the underside ofthe shelf hold it rigid and Prevents any warping or other tendenc o theshelf 6 to get out of shape. When e shelf is placed in ition between theuprights it is practice. y impossible to disengage it except by anupward movement thereof against the force of gravity. Furthermore whenit is desired t knock down the shelving or to ship it, the pivotedelements 8 may be turned to the dotted line positions as indicated inFig. 2 whereby they will be entirely out of the way and not subi'ect tobreakage.

Various modifications in minor detail may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the invention. The appended claims define the inventionand all modifications in structure falling within the scope of saidclaims are to be considered as comprehended within said invention.

We claim:

1. Shelving comprising vertical spaced apart supports having groovedfaces, plates providedwith a series of spaced apart openthe ole wardlings covering said grooved faces, a shelf having secured to theunderside thereof an angle member with one leg extendin downand elementsrivotally attac one at eac end of the ang e member to the vertical legthereof, said elements having extensions seating in opposite o in thesaid lates, substantially as descn 2. helving comprising a pluralitpairs of spaced and uprights, a plurali ty of shelves located tween thepairs of uprights, angle iron transverse members, one for each pair ofuprights secured to the undersides of said shelves, facing plates havingopenings therein secured to the inner faces of the uprights and elementspivotally attached, one at each end of the vertical leg of eachtransverse member and extending into opposed openings in the plates onsaid palrs ofu rights, said elements turning inwardly un er the shelfwhen not in operative position.

3. In combination, a shelf, transverse members having depending legssecured on the under side of the shelf, a member pivotally secured ateach end of each of said dendin legs, said member being formed mm atmetal and having an n per side adapted to lie horizontal and para el tothe under side of the shelf an outer side at right angles thereto, aninclmed inner side, an ex: tension to the outer side substantiallparallel to said inner side, and a horizonta short under side, saidmember terminating in a rounded lip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM K. WILLIAMS. ANTHONY VANDERVELD. Witnesses:

E. J. B1110 FRANK E. immense, Jr.

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